John Mitchell, a sophomore on the Creighton High School basketball team, recorded his 1,000th career point on Tuesday, Jan. 19, during a game against Hartington Cedar Catholic. He’s shown here with head coach Ryon Nilson (second from right) and assistant coaches Chase Maier (from left), Brady Brockhaus and Alan Oltjenbruns.

When arriving to the front door of Behavioral Health Specialists recently, a little frosty man was there to greet those entering. While not sure who the holly jolly artist was, he brought great joy to all who wander upon him. A nice reminder to “stay cool,” “stick together” and to “avoid meltdowns.”

St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Care Center recently opened a visitation room so that visitors can safely be out of the elements and see their loved ones. In this picture, Sandy is visiting with her son and granddaughter while enjoying a meal together.

Approximately 100 people recently lined up to sing religious Christmas carols in support of 2-year-old Rory Laskowski, daughter of John and April, Laskowski, as she battles with a brain tumor.

Great Dane in Wayne recently hosted the mobile LifeServe Blood Center Blood Drive at the Wayne Plant. Twenty-nine employees were eligible to donate and LifeServe was able to collect 32 units of blood from these donors. Nine of them were first time donors! With the units collected during this drive, LifeServe Blood Center will have the ability to save up to 96 local lives. Donors were able to have their blood checked for Covid-19 antibodies as well. This brings the total number of units collected to 89 at the Wayne plant during 2020, potentially saving 267 lives.

Kally Hodson, 3, helps her grandma make butterhorn rolls to put in the freezer for Christmas.

President Clark Froehlich presents a check to Rhonda Vogel who recently celebrated her 40th year of employment with the bank.

Scott Kurpgeweit, Hadley, 2, and Levi, 5, stand next to their decorated pickup for the Leigh Festival of Lights on Dec. 13.

Rotarians Dr. Jim Merritt (left), Gene Shermer (middle) and Andy Labenz (right) Eagerly erect the large outdoor nativity scene at the First Baptist Church in Norfolk, 404 W. Benjamin Ave. Rotary has been putting up the nativity scene since the 1980s, all in the spirit of the season.

Loki patiently waiting for Santa.

Porter Hurtig, pictured with Norfolk Area Visitors Bureau director Traci Jeffrey, raised $150 from a lemonade stand to give back to the community.

In honor of the 2020 Veterans Day, Great Dane in Wayne took a few moments to salute their Veterans employees. Great Dane had their veterans pose, socially distanced, in front of a specially decaled Everest Super Seal trailer ordered by Kam-Way Transportation and built right here in Wayne America. The trailers are parked on the north and east edge of the Great Dane property in Wayne and will be there until Kam-Way comes to pick them up. The public is welcome to drive by and view these beautiful trailers. 

Jesse Oxner decorated his yard for Veteran's Day to honor our men and women in uniform, past, present and future.

The 2020 season of the Norfolk Farmers Market concluded on Halloween. Vendors included Monica Bruning of rural Norfolk, who was joined by Mr. Bones (both shown above) and husband Kurt. The Brunings have been selling their produce at the market the past 25 years. The Norfolk Farmers Market, which dates to 1981, will resume next spring.  

Even these pumpkins were confused with all the snow we got last Sunday.

Earlier this month, Danielle Anderson of Norfolk and members of her family were one of three families to participate in the Hy-Vee Basket Bolt. Each family of four members raced to collect the most food items in the store over a 90-second window. The Anderson family won a $1,000 Visa gift card and was permitted to keep the groceries they collect over the competition. Pictured is Danielle Anderson (left), her sister-in-law, Miranda Paustian (middle); husband Alan Anderson; along with children Ethan, Hannah and Kaylin Pysher.

The City of Yankton and the Yankton School District thank Annette and Jerry Kohoutek for their generous donation of five trees which were planted this past week at the Summit Activities Center.  The Yankton High School FFA class for helped plant, mulch and water in the donated trees, as well as secured a grant for purchasing more trees and that will be planted in the community this fall.

The Humphrey St. Francis cross country team at the district meet at Pender with the team mascot, Flyer the Greyhound.

Senior Airman Seth Ruppert, left, and Staff Sergeant Zach Ruppert, sons of Adam and Anna Ruppert, serve in the United States Airforce. The two brothers recently got a chance to meet up in Kuwait while they were both deployed. This was the first time they had seen each other in over eight months. 

The Daily News is a proud supporter of the Walk to End Alzheimer's.

The team at Real Living celebrating being named the 2020 Emerging Business recipient. 

First Baptist Church in Norfolk was the scene of the Wonderful World of Weddings fashion show. This was part of the Women’s Connection festivities on Sept. 15. Ten models walked the runway showing off their mother-of-the-bride, mother-of-the-groom, bridal and flower girl dresses. Along with the models, there were 18 mannequin displays featuring bridal gowns from many decades and several generations. Sharon Lesser featured her husband’s grandmother’s bridal gown from 106 years ago. Barb Barr displayed her parents’ wedding attire from 70 years ago. This included Barb’s mother’s bridal go…

Daila Eurek wanted to see if being in a corn field would be scary.

Norfolk Fire & Rescue members receiving fall harvest training at Dinkel Implement recently.

Ashley Gracey and Matt Petersen, representing the Norfolk Daily News, were presented a traveling trophy and a plaque for the Best Decorated Table at the 51st annual Norfolk Area Chamber Banquet held Aug. 27.